Regina Coeli

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia. 
For He whom you did merit to bear, Alleluia.

Has risen, as he said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.
For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia.

Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.


(prayed in place of The Angelus during the Easter season)

The Fifteen Promises Of Our Lady to those who pray the Rosary

Those that faithfully serve me through praying the Holy Rosary will receive special graces.

1. I promise special protection and the most remarkable thanks, to all those that pray the Holy Rosary.
2. The Rosary will be the most powerful defense against the forces of the evil spirit. Vice will be destroyed; sin will be diminished; and all heresy will be defeated.
3. Through the prayer of the Holy Rosary, the virtues will blossom, and the good acts. The souls will obtain plenty of mercies. The hearts will keep apart from the wordly affairs and its vanities; and souls will be elevated to wish the eternal goods. Let´s hope that the souls will make the purpose of becoming closer to God through this way.
4. The soul that recommends to me through the prayer of the Holy Rosary, will never perish.
5. The soul that prays the Rosary with devotion trying hard to meditate the Holy Mysteries, will not be defeated by bad fortune. In His Holy judgement, God will not punish him. He will not suffer unexpected death. And if he is just, he will remain in the grace of God; and he will be worthy of eternal life.
6. The soul that keeps a true Devotion to the Rosary, won´t die without the Sacraments of the Church.
7. Those who pray the Holy Rosary faithfully, will have in life and death, the Light of God; and the plenitude of His grace. At the time of death, they will participate of the merits of the Holy in Paradise.
8. I will relieve from Purgatory all those who have had the habit of praying the Holy Rosary.
9. All those who remain as faithful sons of the Holy Rosary, will deserve a high grade of glory in Heaven.
10. You will obtain all you ask me through the praying of the Holy Rosary.
11. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary will receive my help in their needs.
12. For all the devotees of the Holy Rosary, I have obtained from my Holy Son, the intercession of all the celestial Court, through their lives and at the time of death.
13. All those who pray the Rosary are my children,and brothers of my unique son, Jesus Christ.
14. The devotion to the Holy Rosary is a sign of predestination.

(Promises transmitted to Saint Dominic and to Blessed Alan)

Imprimatur Patrick J. Hayes D.D. Archbishop of New York

Scriptural Rosary

The Scriptural Rosary is a beautiful way of praying the Rosary wherein a Bible verse is read before each Hail Mary. It is very helpful for those who really want to meditate on the mysteries of the Rosary.

A version of the Scriptural Rosary (both text and audio) may be found here:
http://www.scripturalrosary.org/

The Scriptural Rosary may also be prayed using specific scriptural themes. Scriptural passages that may be used are found at the Holy Spirit Interactive Website. Currently available themes are:
My Identity in Christ, Love, Sin, Forgiveness, Obedience, Petitioning, Anger, and Who are you?
According to the website, more themes will be added as they are completed.

For a deeper understanding of the Rosary, read Pope John Paul II's apostolic letter entitled Rosarium Virginis Mariae.

Prayer to St. Michael for Protection While Driving

St. Michael, the Archangel,
Cut me loose, set me free,
Pave the way for me.

A True Letter of Our Savior Jesus Christ: Consecrating the Drops of Blood which Our Lord lost on His way to Calvary.

The letter, along with some miracles associated with it, can be found here.

In a nutshell, the letter is Christ's appeal for prayers for the drops of blood He lost on His way to Calvary. The total number of drops is 28,430. These drops may be honored simply by praying:

• 2 Our Father's
• 2 Hail Mary's
• 2 Glory Be's

every day for three years (But you have to pray them in honor of the drops of blood lost).

And for those who complete the three years, the following are promised (promises are direct quotes):

1. The plenary indulgence and remittance of your sins.
2. You will be free from the pains of Purgatory.
3. If you should die before completing the said 3 years, for you it will be the same as if you had completed them.
4. It will be upon your death the same as if you had shed all your blood for the Holy Faith.
5. I will descend from Heaven to take your soul and that of your relatives, until the fourth generation.

Such great promises for only a few minutes of prayer each day, for only three years! Can you imagine if everyone did this? And in case you're wondering, this devotion was approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1890. :)

Please do read the letter to obtain more graces. :) It's not very long. Just click here.

Prayer For Deliverance From Temptations

O Sweet Jesus, we ask you to cover us with Your protection against all harm and evil.

Bind every spirit that may come against us.

Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my mind, heart, soul, and spirit. Amen.

St Michael the Archangel, pray for us.

(If you are struggling with temptations of the flesh, pray to the Infant Child Jesus of Prague. Put a statue next to your bed and kiss it every night before you go to sleep. This is a very powerful aid to help us combat our own evil desires and the evil spirits that may come against us.)

Prayer for Healing the Family Tree

(prayer of Rev. John H. Hampsch, CMF)

Heavenly Father, I come before you as your child, in great need of your help; I have physical health needs, emotional needs, spiritual needs, and interpersonal needs. Many of my problems have been caused by my own failures, neglect and sinfulness, for which I humbly beg your forgiveness, Lord. But I also ask you to forgive the sins of my ancestors whose failures have left their effects on me in the form of unwanted tendencies, behavior patterns and defects in body, mind and spirit. Heal me, Lord, of all these disorders.

With your help I sincerely forgive everyone, especially living or dead members of my family tree, who have directly offended me or my loved ones in any way, or those whose sins have resulted in our present sufferings and disorders. In the name of your divine Son, Jesus, and in the power of his Holy Spirit, I ask you, Father, to deliver me and my entire family tree from the influence of the evil one. Free all living and dead members of my family tree, including those in adoptive relationships, and those in extended family relationships, from every contaminating form of bondage. By your loving concern for us, heavenly Father, and by the shed blood of your precious Son, Jesus, I beg you to extend your blessing to me and to all my living and deceased relatives. Heal every negative effect transmitted through all past generations, and prevent such negative effects in future generations of my family tree.

I symbolically place the cross of Jesus over the head of each person in my family tree, and between each generation; I ask you to let the cleansing blood of Jesus purify the bloodlines in my family lineage. Set your protective angels to encamp around us, and permit Archangel Raphael, the patron of healing, to administer your divine healing power to all of us, even in areas of genetic disability. Give special power to our family members' guardian angels to heal, protect, guide and encourage each of us in all our needs. Let your healing power be released at this very moment, and let it continue as long as your sovereignty permits.

In our family tree, Lord, replace all bondage with a holy bonding in family love. And let there be an ever-deeper bonding with you, Lord, by the Holy Spirit, to your Son, Jesus. Let the family of the Holy Trinity pervade our family with its tender, warm, loving presence, so that our family may recognize and manifest that love in all our relationships. All of our unknown needs we include with this petition that we pray in Jesus' precious Name. Amen.

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St. Joseph, Patron of family life, pray for us.